The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-19
THE HOTTEST YET.
SUYDAYAND YESTERDAY BEAT THE
RECORD.

Universal Suffering from Unusual Heat.
Deaths Reported Minor Cases of Pros
tration-The city Railway Horses-After
Intense Heat a Grateful shower,
From 50 it gradually rose until it
reached lO4 This record was taken in a
place Of shade and where no sun was
shining. From this ii may be con-
iectured what the heat was in the more
exposed sections of the city.
People in the churches, at home, and in
the parks all Joined lin the general
chorus that the heat was intolerable.
Ice was in great demand, and in some
sections was hard to get. The list OF
such casualties as have been reported on
that day will be found below.
Yesterday the day started out equally
as warm as on the day before, and by .
o'clock ii had reached %. The highest
point reacncd was 1914 in the shade, al
though some reports put it as high as
1906.
It is not necessary, for the purpose of
this article, 10 state what the thermome-
ter was reported at in various portions
of the city. That il was the warmest in
the recollection of many is known OF all
men. At O'Clock in many places it
stood at l02
Below will be found a list Of such
death. and cases of prostration as have
been gathered.
DEATHS REPORTED.
Coroner Taylor was kept busy Sunday
viewing the bodies Of persons who died
suddenly
The first case was Otto Meister, aged
ffty years. a bookbinder, who was over
come by heat at his home, No j04 east
Baker street. about o'clock and went
to bel. He died at clock.
He was next called TO 10il Louisiana
street. Rockets, to view the body Of
Joseph Lewis, a white man, thirty-eight
wears Of age q brckmaker by Occupa-
lion. who was heard 10 complain in the
morning of pain in his head. About
o'clock he was found lying on the front
steps Of his house in an unconscious con
dnion. Medical assistance was sum
moucd but the man continued 10 sink
until 3 o'clock, al which hour he died.
DIR Tavlor had no sooner reached
home from his trip 10 Rockets when he
was called 90 lOS north Seventh street,
where he found the dead body Of Sarah
Brander colored womman, aged 40
wears. The deceased was cook and
reached home about o'clock from her
service place. She did not complain Of
feeling unwell and seemed to be in her
usual health. AT fifteen minutes past
5o'clock she was discovered lying in
her bed dead.
A colored woman named Louisa, aged
seventy years. employed as cook at jl5
north First street, was overcome by the
heat about > o'clock In the afternoon.
The ambulance was called, and the ply
slcian In charge started 10 the Aims
house with her but she died before reach
ing there
Samuel Gregory, aged thirty-iye years,
acOok al $40 east Cary street, succumb-
cd about 10 o'clock. He became deliri-
Gus and continued to grow worse. The
ambulance was called about half past +
o'clock. and the sick man was being
taken to the city hospital when he died
on the way.
Peter Beverly (colored), night waiter
at George Bannisters restaurant, Gov
ernors street went on duty Sunday af-
ternoon al G.3O o'clock apparently IN
qood health. About ll.4O o'clock he
was taken sick. DR. Brock was sum-
moned, and after treatment the sufferer
was removed 10 his residence, No. 12l
north Second street, and his regular
phvsician called in He consulted with
DR. Brock and continued his treatment.
Beverly died yesterdaj morning at 6.3O
o'clock His death was superienduced
by the extreme heat.
Last Saturday Mr.. j. l.. Anderson, liy-
ing az No. 327 South Laurel street, was
overcome by heat and compelled to re-
turn home from his work. On returning
this morning he was again prOstrated
from the effects Of which he died.
Asit is not our intention needlessly TO
alarm any one, it may be stated that all
of the deaths above reported were not
caused entirely by heat, but some OF them
were hastened or superinduced by it.
If 70 were only 10 tell the readers OF the
. DAILY TIMES that Yesterday ana Sunday
were hot days-rcd hot it may be said
thisarticle woulineye have been penned.
Buf IL +, because that both were so eX'
/ ceptionally torrid that some attempt Is
made giving few of the leading Incl
dents and casualties in fact the talk
about the weather has oyershadowed all
Others during the past forty-eight hours
and been the leading topic Of the day
/ For want Of both time and space the re-
portcr contents himself with a general
notice of Sunday. On that day, accord
ing to very reliable report the ther'
mometer started at sunrise at about 81
degrees. below which figure il never fell
+ Saturday night.
Croner Taylor said last night that his
services had not been called into requi.
stion. but the deaths Of tie following
parties were reported, some Of them
/ being attributed 10 the heat
Ms. James +. Torpie No 1917 East
Franklin street.
/ Mr.. \. j. Tucker, an omploye OF the
F Chesapeake and Ohio shops, who died al
his residence No. 2jll East Broad street
soon after coming from work.
Mrs. Schleuter Of No. GA East Cary
street, and Mrs. Thomas Leonard on
/ North Second street.
Ella Winston color, d., living on JEFF
/ ferson street between Broad and Marshall
aged eighty-seyen years.
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